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Book Reviews New Mexico Historical Review Volume 40 Number 1 Article 7 1-1-1965 Book Reviews Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/nmhr Recommended Citation . "Book Reviews." New Mexico Historical Review 40, 1 (1965). https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/nmhr/ vol40/iss1/7 This Review is brought to you for free and open access by UNM Digital Repository. It has been accepted for inclusion in New Mexico Historical Review by an authorized editor of UNM Digital Repository. For more information, please contact [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]. 71 Bool~ Reviews SMITHERS, tr; GALVIN, ed., The Coming of Justice to California, by Christiansen 72 BROADDUS; MYRES, ed., The Legal Heritage of El Paso, by Perrigo 74 SIMPSON; McNITT, ed., Navaho Expedition, by Reeve 75 BAILEY, The Long Walk, by Reeve 77 KING, War Eagle, a Life of General Eugene Carr, by Nohl 78 THRAPP, Al Sieber, Chief of Scouts, by Utley 80 SACKS, Be it Enacted: The Creation of the Territory of Arizona, by Reeve 82 WINTHER, The Transportation Frontier: Trans-Mississippi West, 1865-1890, by Ubbelohde 83 ALLEN, Navahos Have Five Fingers, by Kelly 84 SAHAGUN; DIBBLE and ANDERSON, trs., General History of the Things of New Spain; Book I I, Earthly Things, by Paddock 85 GILLMOR, The King Danced in the Marketplace, by Dibble 88 WARREN, Vasco de Quiroga, by Bumgartner 89 72 NEW MEXICO HISTORICAL REVIEW XL: 1 1965 THE COMING OF JUSTICE TO CALIFORNIA: THREE DOCUMENTS. Trans­ lated from the Spanish by Adelaide Smithers. ,Edited by John Galvin. San Francisco: John Howell Books, 1963. Pp. xi, 80. Illus., maps. $7.50. To P,RODUCE A BOOK which is beautifully designed, expertly printed and containing important historical documents is a substantial achievement. Certainly a collector's item, this limited edition (750 copies) contains the Royal Regulations for Presidios, long used as a valuable source by stu­ dents of the Southwest, and is gratefully accepted in an excellent English . translation. The other tw~ documents presented, a speech by Carlos Antonio Carillo in the Mexican Chamber of Deputies and a decree of President Santa Anna of Mexico, are not nearly so well known and are, therefore, a valuable contribution to the source material on California and the South­ west. The appendices continue the pat~ern by bringing additional trans­ lated manuscripts into print. Historically speaking it is a little disappointing to think that the "coming of justice to California" hangs from such flimsy threads. The Royal Regula­ tions for Presidios was only vaguely and theoretically connected to the development of California. Moreover, they were concerned with adminis­ tration of the military establishment and not necessarily with justice or legal matters. If one seeks the origin of the idea~ expressed in the Regula­ tions, they will trace to Jose de Galvez and the Marques de Rubf, both of whom did their monumental work before California was safely colonized. California was specifically excluded when the Regulations were published and the job of putting them into effect was given to Hugo Oconor. The real problem with which the Regulations dealt was not with justice, but with defense; defense against the Apache and Comanche Indians who were devastating the provinces of New Mexico, Texas, Coahuilil, Nueva Vizcaya and Sonora. This threat had little impact on California. The fact is that the few presidio areas in California applied the Regulations only in a limited Sense, as was the case on the whole frontier. The many local BOOK REVIEWS 73 areas not directly subject to this strictly military administrative code ap­ plied general Spanish civil law. One must also be careful not to generalize from the Royal Regulations on the conditions of the troops and presidios. The picture of the- soldier, his equipment and the fort in which he resided are idealized in the Regulations. The real conditions were actually quite different, even after the presidial line from -sea to sea was completed. The soldier was always short of powder and lead, was often unable to obtain guns and replace­ ment parts, his mounts were inadequate or nonexistent, his protective equipment lacking, his training far below the needs of the frontier, and his numbers always below the standards set. In 1771 it was reported that there was no powder in any of the forts in Coahuila and that the troops were training with bows and arrows. The enthusiasm of the moment when the Regulations were issued did not last and authorities in Spain and Mexico City maintained liitle interest or sympathy for the northern frontier. The greatest disappointment was the map (following page 80) of the presidial line. There were not fourteen presidios in the line completed, but nineteen. Left off the map. were Janos in Chihuahua, San Juan Bautista in Coahuila and Bahia del Espiritu Santo in Texas. El Paso was not a presidio and even its garrison was removed to CarrizaI. The names GuajoaquilIa, Julimes, Cerro Gordo and San Saba do not appear on the final line built under the direction of Oconor. Guajoaquilla was abandoned and its forces moved to other presidios. Julimes was abandoned and its complement sent to a new presidio named Junta de los Rios. Cerro Gordo was· abandoned and its troops sent to San Carlos, also a new presidio. San Saba, in Texas, was abandoned and its forces stationed at San Vicente. The three latter new presidios were located along the Big Bend of the Rio Grande. In addition, Oeonor had constructed three presidios not called for in the Royal Regulations; La Babia on t4e eastern edge of the Bolson de Mapimi, and San Eleasario and EI Principe to fill the gap be­ tween Junta de los Rios and CarrizaI. The map is inaccurate. Documents in themselves are important, but unless they are given their proper place in the history of an area they quickly decline in value. The historical perspective giv:en in The Coming of Justice to California is vague and tends to leave the wrorig impression. The Royal Regulations for Presidios has meaning only when coupled with such items as the Rub! Report, the Informe of Hugo Oeonor, the work of the Councils of War and Finance in Mexico City which oversaw the work of Oeonor, and the Report of Teodoro de Croix, successor to Oconor. To give credence to the decrees of Santa Anna in bringing justice to California, or anywhere else, certainly needs considerable supporting evidence. Santa Anna was not 74 NEW MEXICO HISTORICAL REVIEW XL: 1 1965 particularly interested in the northern provinces of Mexico during most of his many careers as "President" of Mexico. The speech of Carillo comes closest to dealing with purely Californian legal history. The other two documents certainly' are a part of the legal history of California, but they do not stand alone and were not adequately supported in this book. PAIGE W. CHRISTIANSEN THE LEGAL HERITAGE OF EL PASO. By}. Morgan Broaddus. Edited by Samuel D. Myres. EI Paso: Texas Western College Press, 1963. Pp. viii, 250. lIlus., bibliog. $6.00. THE AUTHOR begins with an appropriate survey of the institutional back­ ground inherited from the Spanish colonial era and carries the story of the courts and lawyers of EI Paso through the period of the Anglo-Amer­ ican frontier, the years of Civil War and Reconstruction, and the era of recent economic growth. The final chapter embodies detailed summaries of bar association meet­ ings in chronological order from 1885 through 1941. By extensive research the author has been able to include brief biographical sketches of all the lawyers who had abode at the Pass. For those of the early years, '1850 to 188o, the biographical data are intermingled with other matters in Chapters II through V, whereas the sketches for those of later- years are presented alphabetically in the Appendix. Chapter VI deals mainly with the building of the old and new courthouses. A significant contribution appears in the chapter on Reconstruction with its account of property confiscation and political realignment under Radical rule. Otherwise the book will be of interest chieBy to the legal profession and descendants of pioneers of EI Paso. The illustrations are vivid· and the format attractive; moreover, the proofreading has been thorough. Even so, the critical reader is annoyed by the occasional use of none as the subject of a plural verb and the frequent reliance upon Spanish as a noun, with occasional injection of the correct noun, Spaniards. In addition, great care has been exercised to accent Santa Fe, whereas the use of the accent mark is not in conformity with Spanish usage. Further, jornada is misspelled consistently, even in the Index. BOOK. REVIEWS 75 In his conclusion the author avers aptly that The dynamics of modern £1 Paso-the notable energy, freedom, tolerance, and order of this bi-national community-are the products of unique social and historic forces. As this account has shown, the bench-and-bar of £1 Paso has done much through the years to control, direct, and blend these forces within the framework of the law and legal institutions. This contribution is basic, and its constructive influence will be felt by generations to come. LYNN I. PERRIGO NAVAHO EXPEDITION: JOURNAL OF A MILITARY RECONNAISSANCE FROM SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO, TO THE NAVAHO COUNTRY MADE IN 1849 BY LIEUTENANT JAMES H. SIMPSON. Edited by Frank McNitt. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1964. Pp. lxxix, 296. Bibliog., illus., index. $5.95. WHEN THINKING ABOUT PUBLISHING Simpson's Journal, Mr. McNitt's imagination soared and the results in printed form are not too good. In a short preface of eight pages, he describes his extensive travel over the Navaho country in order to know it at first hand.
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